Middle East War Intensifies, Trump's Rational For War, First Midterm Primaries
- The U.S. and Israel continue joint airstrikes across Iran, destroying key regime symbols and obliterating Iran's navy.
- Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in an Israeli strike; funeral preparations were postponed amid plans for a new leader.
- President Trump claims the U
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